Series: Advances in Organ Biology, 5

These volumes differ from the current conventional texts on bone
cell biology. Biology itself is advancing at breakneck speed and
many presentations completely fail to present the field in a truly
modern context. This text does not attempt to present detailed
clinical descriptions. Rather, after discussion of basic concepts,
there is a concentration on recently developed findings equally
relevant to basic research and a modern understanding of metabolic
bone disease. The book will afford productive new insights into the
intimate inter-relation of experimental findings and clinical
understanding. Modern medicine is founded in the laboratory and
demands of its practitioners a broad scientific understanding:
these volumes are written to exemplify this approach. This book is
likely to become essential reading equally for laboratory and
clinical scientists.